RACING IN AUSTRALIA.

Otago Witness, Issue 2241, 11 February 1897, Page 34

RACING IN AUSTRALIA.

" SYDNEY TURF CLUB'S RACES. Saturday, January £3. Challenge Stakes, a sweepstake of 3sovs each, with 200sovs added ; second 23sovs. Six furlongs. Mr G. A. Robertas br g Talavera, by Metal (imp.)— Test, 4yrs, 7.0 (Laycock) 1 Mr E. Hatton's br f Admonition, 3yrs, 7.4 [inc. , 71b penalty] (Johubon) 2 /Mr S. Hordern's b f Adoration, 3yrs, 7 4 (Cleal) 3 Other starters: Glendennon 812 (M'Carthy), ; Mooretield 8 6 (T. Nerricker), AVakawatpa 8 B I (Chaafe), Witchery 8.2 (Farrell), Sortie 7 9 ' (Kean), Earl RoKebery 7.9 (Lamb), Akarini 7.6 ■ (H. Cook), PBillip7.s (Moran), Syerla (3.11 (Sixsmith), Jai-k Homer G.lO (Bushell), Spindrift 6.9 (M'Namara), M'Donald fi.B (P. A. Fielder), Danube 6.7 (b\ Fielder), Duddiugston 6.7 (Kennedy). Betting : 4 to 1 ag?t Witchery, 5 to 1 Akarini, , 8 to I Adoration, 10 to 1 Earl Rosebery, 12 to 1 ! Moor«field and Sortie, 14 to 1 Admonition, Waka- ! watea, and Danube, 20 to 1 others. ! As they turned into the straight Danube was still in front, but he died out in the run homo, and Talavera staying it out, won by a neck from Admonition, who beat Adoration by a neck, followed home by Phillip, Akarini, Syerla, Witchery, Glendennon, and Sortie, with Earl Rosebery last Time, lmin 15Jsec. Tuesday, January 26. Anniversary Handicap, of Ssovs, with 250sovs added ; second 50sovs. One mile and a-half. Mr J. Claremont's br g Tom, by Invader — Marion, syrs or 6yrs, 7.6 ... (F Fielder) 1 Sir A. Hooke's (jun.) br h Woodford, 4yrs. 7.4 ! (Grace) 2 ! Mr E. Keys blk in Kallatina, syrs, 8.0 1 (Gallagher) 3 j Also started : Fort 8.9 (A. C. Delaney), Sam ! 8.8 (Seily), Battalion 8 8 (Nerricker), Datnien 8.7 1 (H. Farrell), Right Honourable 8.6 (Barden), Coo-ec 8.7 (Luckman). The Meddler 8.4 (Moran), The Trier 8.2 (M'Keuzie), Glendennon 8.2 (P. M'Carthy), Sabretache 7.5 (D. Cook), Boua Fide 7.6 (Cox), Sortie 7.3 (P. Harris), Redavni 7.1 (Piper), Gozoczar 7.0 (Durston), The Scotchman 6.13 (H. Cook), Wingello 6 13 (Bushell). Candour 7 0V (Johnson), ! Cradle 6.10 (P. Farrell), Milgarra 6J2 [inc. 51b I penalty] (Laycock). Betting: 4 to 1 agst Sabretache, 6 to 1 The Meddler, 7 to 1 Kallatina, 10 to 1 Gozoczar, 12 tol ; each Tom, Candour, and Darnien, 100 to 5 others. At the six furlong^ Glendennon. teak command

and led Woodford, The Scotchman, Tom, Sortie, | Sabretache, and Kallatiua to the half-mile, when Woodtord again headed him. They entered the straight weli on terms, with Tom and Kallatina next. At the distance Tom got up with the ! leaders, and eventually won by a length and a-half from Woodford, who beat Kallatina half a length, j followed by Gleudonnon, The Scotchman, Candour, Bona Fide, Sortie, The Meddler, and Right Honourable, the last to finish being The Trier aud Wingello. Time, 2min 39isec.